Legal & Forensic Services
Legal Services | Forensic Services
Legal Services
My practice is built on the foundation that client service is paramount. While the vast majority of my practice is focused on providing therapeutic services to clients and forensic services for the Family Courts, I continue to provide family law case consultation for clients on a limited basis. My dual licenses as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Attorney at Law bring a unique and useful skill set to my work. My specialized training in family dynamics and creative problem solving provides quality legal and strategic consulting pertaining to the following:
- Child Custody
- Child-Centered Parenting Plans
- Child and Spousal Support
- Modification and Enforcement Orders
- Resolving Domestic Violence Issues
- Resist/Refusal Dynamics in Children
Forensic Services
Forensic psychology focuses on the application of the scientific and professional aspects of psychology to the legal field. My clinical work as an LMFT and my experience as an attorney strengthen my forensic practice, giving it a more comprehensive perspective. I provide evaluations for the Courts related to a wide variety of legal issues. I rely on my specialized education, training, knowledge, and experience as a licensed California attorney and Marriage and Family Therapist in providing my expertise. I have completed many child custody evaluations as a 730 Expert for the Family Courts and have provided expert witness testimony in Court on numerous occasions pertaining to domestic violence and cases where children are resisting/refusing contact with a parent.
Services Offered:
- Comprehensive Child Custody Evaluations
- Brief Focused Assessments
- Emergency Screenings
- Expert Witness Testimony pertaining to Domestic Violence
- Expert Witness Testimony pertaining to Resist/Refuse Dynamics in Children
- Case Consultation in Divorce
- Mediation
Areas of Specialization:
- Child Physical/Sexual Abuse and Neglect
- Trauma
- Substance Abuse and Addiction
- Domestic Violence
- Resist/Refuse Dynamics in Children
- Parenting Plans
- Children with Special Needs
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Dual Diagnosis
- Violence Risk
- Lethality Assessment Risk
- Juvenile Offenders in the Criminal Justice System